Richard Russell has been revealed to be the man who stole an Alaska Airlines jet from the Seattle-Tacoma Airport and took it for an hour-long joyride before crashing on an island in a ball of flames on Friday evening.

Didn't really know it until now", the man said, according to audio from air traffic controllers. He expressed both remorse for what he was doing and enthusiasm for attempting aerobatics, and at times seemed to imply that he meant to end his own life.

"Governor Jay Inslee thanked the Air National Guard from Washington and OR for scrambling jets and said in a statement "there are still a lot of unknowns surrounding tonight's tragic incident".

The man, described by police as a 29-year-old mechanic, says that he has a lot of people that care about him.

The air traffic controller and a pilot tried to convince the man to attempt to land the plane - and to not attempt the aerobatic maneuvers - but were not successful.

Two F-15 fighter jets supposedly from the 142nd Fighter Wing, Portland Air National Guard Base, Portland were "not involved in (the) crash", the Pierce County Sheriff's Office tweeted Friday.

The plane was pursued by military aircraft before it crashed on tiny Ketron Island, southwest of Tacoma, Washington. Investigators were trying to retrieve the plane's flight data recorder and its cockpit voice recorder.

According to the statement, family members said they were devasted by the events and that "Jesus is truly the only one holding this family together right now". "We believe he was in uniform", said Alaska Air Group CEO Brad Tilden. Just a broken guy.

The "suicidal" man, who dreamed of joining the military, then said that he had thrown up and that he felt "dizzy". Authorities described him as being suicidal, adding that the incident is not related to terrorism.

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